Improvement in carpet-beating machines



. M. ALLEY. Carpet-Beating Machine. No. 221,762. 7 Patented Nov. 18, 179.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MOSES ALLEY, OF FRIENDSHIP, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARPET-BEATING MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 221,762, dated November18, 1879 application filed September 23, 1879.

To all zvhom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, Mosns ALLEY, of Friendship, in the county ofAllegany and State of New .York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Carpet-Beating Machines, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a machine for dusting and beating carpets inan easy, thorough, and expeditious manner.

The invention consists, priiicipally, of a carpet beatin g machineprovided with elastic arms or heaters, which are deflected or bent byrotating hooks, and which strike or beat the carpet in their returnmovement; also, of certain details of construction, as will behereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of myimproved carpetbeating machine. Fig. 2 is a top-plan View thereof. Fig.3 is a cross-section in line a; at, Fig. 2. I

Like letters of reference designate like parts in the several figures.

A A represent the side frames of the machine, connected at the rear by abed-piece, B, which is arranged flush with the top of the rear portionsof the side frames, A A. O is across-piece, which connects the sideframes, A A, near the front of the machine.

D are the elastic beater-armsarranged in a horizontal plane in line withthe upper side of thebed-piece B, towhich they are secured with theirrear ends, while their forward ends are free to vibrate. The arms D arepreferably constructed of steel rods, so as to be at the same timestrong and elastic.

E is the shaft or roller which actuates the beater-arms. It is arrangedtransversely below the same, and provided with several rows of hooks, f,which engage over the free ends of the beater-arms D, and depress thesame as the shaft E is rotated until the hooks pass by the ends of thearms D, when the latter springback. The arms D are bent so as to permitthe hooks f to engage over their free ends. As shown in the upperportion of Fig. 2,

this bend is preferably made U-shaped but, if desired, the arms may bebent like a bayonet, as shown. in the lower portion of Fig. 2.

F is a slotted guide, arranged transversely in front of the free ends ofthe arms D, and secured to the depressed portions of the side frames AA.

G is a feed-roller, arranged at the front end of the machine, fordrawing the carpet over the arms D when the machine is driven by power.The roller G is driven by a belt running over one of the pulleys H;andthe shaft E may be driven from the roller G by suitable gearing, orin any other suitable manner.

When the machine is to be operated by hand the roller G may be dispensedwith, and the shaft E may be operated by means of a handcrank.

The carpet to be cleaned is placed upon the beater-arms D, and restsupon the rear portions of the side pieces, A, and upon the bed-piece B.The forward portions of the side pieces, A, of the frame are depressedbelow the level of the beaterarms, so that the carpet is at this pointsupported solely by the beater-arms. The front edge of the carpet ispassed through the horizontal slot or opening of the guide F, wherebythe carpet is properly spread. The shaft E is now rapidly rotated in thedirection of the arrow, Fig. 1, whereby the free ends of the beater-armsare repeatedly depressed and released, whereby a large number of sharpstrokes are delivered against the under side of the carpet in quicksuccession. In this manner the carpet is very effectually beaten andcleaned with a very small expenditure of power.

The rotating hooks fassist in moving the carpet over the beater-armstoward the discharge end of the machine, and as the carpet is supportedprincipally upon the beaterarms, which form an open grate, there isample room for'the free escape of the dust both above and below thecarpet.

My improved machine may be constructed of such a size as to make itapplicable for domestic use when it is operated by hand, or it may beconstructed so as to be driven by ing shaft E, provided with books f,substanpower, as required for carpet-cleaning estabtially as set forth.

lishments. 3. The combination, with the elastic beater- I claim as myinventionarms I) and driving-shaft E, provided with 1. The elasticbeater-arms D, constructed hooks f, of the slotted guide F,substantially with a U-shaped bend, substantially as and as set forth.

for the purpose set forth. MOSES ALLEY.

2. In a carpet-beating machine, the combi- Witnesses:

nation, with the elastic beater-arms D, con- W. I). RENWICK,

structed with a U-shaped bend, of the rotat- J. W. RIGDON.

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